Country Hungary Selected entrant Csézy | Selection date(s) February 8, 2008 Selected song "Candlelight" | |
Selection process Eurovíziós Dalverseny 2008: Magyarországi döntő Semi-final result Failed to qualify (19th) | ||
Hungarian national final was held on February 8, 2008. MTV chose 15 artists (out of 30) to perform their song on Hungarian National Final. Every artists had to send the song in Hungarian and in English as well, so all of the songs in NF were in Hungarian, but the winner was sung in English in Serbia.
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The hosts were Éva Novodomszky and Levente Harsányi.
The jury gave 1 to 10 points to the songs, and the televoting also made a rank for the songs. The first song on each list got 15 points. The total score decided the winner. In case of a tie, the televotes decided. The winner was Csézy with the song "Szívverés". Three days later the new English version "Candlelight" was published.
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At Eurovision
She competed in the second semi-final on May 22, performing fifteenth. She placed nineteenth and last with six points, getting four points from Serbia, one from Georgia and one from Denmark.